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Senior Software Engineer

Rochester
1 week ago
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This role involves working with commercial and military platforms, such as aircraft, ground vehicles, and human-machine interfaces, supporting their operations in over 100 countries. Joining this rapidly growing and successful part of a globally renowned defence, security, and aerospace company, you will be part of a team of 1,500 professionals dedicated to delivering innovation and exceptional customer responsiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

Development and implementation of embedded software, peripheral drivers, protocols, human-machine interfaces, and associated supporting certification documentation
Conducting requirements analysis and definition, System/Software Architecture/Design, Modelling and Simulation, Systems/Software Integration, Verification and Validation, and Safety Critical Development techniques
Peer reviewing and technically guiding the work of others, producing size/re-use estimates, and reliably estimating your own work
Liaising with customers on technical issues, defining processes and procedures, performing design review assessments, and making sound strategic technical decisions within your area of expertise
Influencing department productivity through software process improvement and automation

Job Requirements:

Essential:

Degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific or engineering environment, such as electronics-engineering, software-engineering, physics, or maths
Excellent software engineering skills with significant experience in C/C++
Extensive experience in Software Architecture Design using UML or other recognised model-based design techniques
Extensive experience in developing embedded software for bare metal systems or with Real-Time Operating Systems
Extensive experience in interfacing software with hardware in a real-time environment
Experience in developing Safety Critical Software within DO178B/C guidelines
Desirable:

Experience with software modelling tools such as Simulink or SCADE
Experience with scripting languages such as MATLAB or Python
Working knowledge of Git/Subversion or other configuration management systems

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